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TIL that Canola is made from Rapeseed. Wanting to avoid the negative connotation of the word ‘rape’ the Rapeseed Association of Canada coined the new name from Canada (Can) and Oil (Ola).

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m118Y TIL only 10% of plastic is actually recycled
a8Yob TIL that "Negro Motorist/Travelers’ Green Book”, was inspired by the Jewish Vacation Guide, a guidebook published and used by Jewish Americans at the time to navigate safely around the country in the face of widespread antisemitism
ANpYg Today I Learned (TIL) Rommel risked his own life taking personal colour camera photos of Australian troops storming his own positions with bayonets
KYwe9 TIL that the fragrance/perfume given as a gift to the Marquis de Lafayette by George Washington, is still produced by the same manufacturer today. The fragrance has been worn by Washington, John Quincy Adams, JFK, George Gershwin, and countless others.
D1rVv TIL the actor who played the killer in Boyz N Da Hood later became a Blood and was locked up for a double homicide. He was then murdered and his body was used for a satanic ritual